Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Summer is almost over 🙁 and it’s time to get our “time for school” hats on. Although I am not a full time youth pastor, I will still be involved. I am heading…
I just came back from Florida where I spoke at a camp for two weeks. It was an amazing time with many kids finding the Lord. I made some connections while I was down there and one of them was Joe Maldanado. He’s the Executive and Youth Pastor (sweet combo) of Lakeview Church’s 24/7. We…
Big ups to week 10 campers at Life For Youth Camp! Thank for your attention! If you’d like to purchase the whole series, you can grab it here If you’re a youth worker, you can book me for your next camp or retreat here Sunday Night Service Part 1 Sunday Night Service Part 2 Monday…
Why don’t you just say it? “I have a problem.” “I need help.” “I’m struggling.” “I can’t figure this out.” “This is driving me crazy!” :I have something stirring inside of me.” Just say it, “I don’t have a plan” “I need help with my volunteers” “I need help planning stuff” “I need more discipline…
Persistence – firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I’ve been blogging for the past 12 years. I write because I want to, because I have a passion for encouraging and equipping youth workers and because nice people like you occasionally say I write good things (thank you…
Hey Campers!! Wow! What a fantastic week! You guys stepped up big this week in your faith. You guys did some growing this week and I could not be more proud of you! I saw many of you go from shy and timid to standing on stage and sharing your heart. I saw many of you,…
“Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?” –C S Lewis This quote caught my attention on Twitter and reminded me, as a Pastor, that going back over someone’s life’s mistakes isn’t the road to healing. Yes, the past matters in regards to…
If.. You haven’t changed your habits You haven’t changed your thinking You haven’t prayed about it You haven’t done research You haven’t put in the work You have looked for collaborators You haven’t changed the crowd you run with You haven’t read or listened to a book on the subject You haven’t take steps to…
“The decision to close the church was “very, very hard,” said church council president Lance Michaelson. But the council decided that rather than spend its remaining dollars keeping up the church, they would use the money to keep up its cemetery, where so many loved ones are laid to rest — and where many members…
So, what is a winning church to you? In my last post, I detailed what I think scripture describes as winning components of a church. In this post I want to be a tad carnal, in a life giving, not offensive to God, kind of way. I know as a young pastor, I just wanted…
